Die-cast:1986 March 86C, Indy 500 winner

Rahal's 1986 Bud/Red Roof racer looks a winner in 1/18 scale ... Not to namedrop, but as a young newspaper reporter I was in Bobby Rahal’s garage at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway just after driver Gordon Smiley was killed in a horrific qualification day crash in 1982. It was Rahal’s rookie season and the young... Continue Reading →

2020 Chicago Auto Show Highlights

Lots a new models revealed This year's Chicago Auto Show shapes up to be one of the best in a very long time. Mark and I traveled down to Chicago during media days and there was a lot of excitement. Other cool stuff How about this Ford GT that was manufactured out of liquid carbon... Continue Reading →

2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 2.4GT AWC

New Outlander Sport a simple, effective, high-value crossover ...             Mitsubishi’s new Outlander Sport crossover is simple, yet effective. By that I mean it’s nothing fancy, but it’s a solid family hauler with four-wheel-drive, enough safety equipment to satisfy most folks and a sporty new nose to refresh its looks so it doesn’t look like... Continue Reading →

Die-cast: Johnny Lightning 50th Anniversary cars

Anniversary release cars feature metal storage tins ... We knew that Johnny Lightning would be surprising us with some unique releases to mark it’s 50th Anniversary, and the latest releases offer a fun twist with snazzy metal storage tins. Our review product is Release 2 with the tins, with version A and B cars. We... Continue Reading →

2020 Genesis G70 AWD 3.3T Sport

Genesis new small sport sedan a high-value speedster … Occasionally I get to test drive a new model twice within a year or 18 months because the car makers fill their fleets with their newest models. The hope, of course, is that us auto writers will drive, and write about, said new wheels, and sales... Continue Reading →

Die-cast: Replicarz 1990 Indy 500 winner

Arie Luyendyk's Lola racer a red, white and blue 500 winner … Dutchman Arie Luyendyk was a consistent top-tier competitor in IndyCar during the 1980s and 1990s, but he had never won an Indycar race until the 1990 Indianapolis 500. What a place to start. He went on to be a two-time Indy 500 winner,... Continue Reading →

2020 Range Rover Sport HSE

Rover Sport packs panache, power ... There’s no denying a certain panache in the Land Rover name and a certain pride a Rover driver feels in its ability to crunch through the Serengeti brush and ford rushing hippo-infested streams as it takes you deep into the rugged, wild outback. Yet Rover is no rough and... Continue Reading →

These Jeeps aren’t cheap

A bright spot for American Motors I remember my dad, who worked at the National Parts Distribution Center in Milwaukee, came home one day in February 1970 and told me the big news that AMC had bought Jeep. I was probably just as excited as he was knowing that we would soon be having Jeeps... Continue Reading →

Die-cast: Autoart 2017 Ford GT

Ford GT, old or new, beautiful in any form ... Even before the recent Ford vs. Ferrari publicity machine rolled through our collective conscience car guys and gals knew all about the original Ford GT40, and at least a bit about its more modern Ford GT spinoff. While the first was a butt-kicking racer that... Continue Reading →

2019 Kia Niro EV EX Premium

Kia's electric crossover looks good, drives well ... Our electric car future receives another jolt of energy with the arrival of Kia’s Niro EV. If you believe electrics are a fad or experiment and that internal combustion is the only way to go, well you’re in for a shock, ultimately. Because all the carmakers are... Continue Reading →

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